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October 28, 2014
U.S. nuclear negotiator suggests Iran deal could be close at hand
Is the Obama administration preparing the ground for an Iran nuclear deal — one in which both sides can claim victory?
Israel’s attorney general orders explanation of Palestinian bus ban
Israel’s attorney general, Yehuda Weinstein, has called for an explanation of a proposed order that would prevent Palestinian workers from riding Israeli buses.
So why is Israel enraging the world by building 1,000 new homes in Jerusalem? 4 answers
Ebola cases in the United States
Nine cases of Ebola have been seen in the United States since the beginning of August. A Liberian man who died Oct. 8 in a Dallas, Texas, hospital was the first person diagnosed with the virus on U.S. soil.
U.N. council to meet on latest Israel-Palestine tensions
The U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency meeting this week on recent tensions between Israel and the Palestinians in East Jerusalem due to Israel\’s plans to build more settlements, council diplomats said on Tuesday.
All smiles, nurse infected by first U.S. Ebola patient is released
The second of two American nurses who became infected with Ebola while treating a Liberian man who died of the disease in Texas was released from an Atlanta hospital on Tuesday having been declared free of the virus.
Presidents of Israel, Poland tour new museum on Jewish history
The presidents of Israel and Poland together took a guided tour of a new museum of Jewish life on Tuesday that tells the story of how Poland was for centuries home to a flourishing Jewish community before becoming a graveyard for Jews in World War II.
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